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003			OCoLC
005			20240726104909.0
008			140917s2014 nbu ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT _dP@U _dOCLCO _dE7B _dIDEBK _dYDXCP _dTEFOD _dOCLCQ _dJSTOR
020			_a9780803256675 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
020			_a9781322111049 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
043			_aa-ja--- _an-usp--
050	0	4	_aD792 _b.F846 2014
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aCoen, Ross Allen. _e1
245	1	0	_aFu-go : _bthe curious history of Japan's balloon bomb attack on America / _cRoss Coen.
246	3	0	_aCurious history of Japan's balloon bomb attack on America
260			_aLincoln, NB : _bUniversity of Nebraska Press, _c(c)2014.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aStudies in war, society, and the military
504			_a2
505	0	0	_aPaper -- _tThermopolis -- _tAlturas -- _tBW -- _tAlaska -- _tDefense -- _tCanada -- _tCensorship -- _tSummer -- _tEpilogue -- _tAppendix: Maps and table of fu-go incidents.
520	0		_aNear the end of World War II, in an attempt to attack the United States mainland, Japan launched its fu-go campaign, deploying thousands of high-altitude hydrogen balloons armed with incendiary and high-explosive bombs designed to follow the westerly winds of the upper atmosphere and drift to the west coast of North America. After reaching the mainland, these fu-go, the Japanese hoped, would terrorize American citizens and ignite devastating forest fires across the western states, ultimately causing the United States to divert wartime resources to deal with the domestic crisis. While the fu-go offensive proved to be a complete tactical failure, six Americans lost their lives when a discovered balloon exploded. Ross Coen provides a fascinating look into the obscure history of the fu-go campaign, from the Japanese schoolgirls who manufactured the balloons by hand to the generals in the U.S. War Department who developed defense procedures. The book delves into panic, propaganda, and media censorship in wartime. Fu-go is a compelling story of a little-known episode in our national history that unfolded virtually unseen.
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650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xAerial operations, Japanese.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xBalloons _zWest (U.S.)
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=842837&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell